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Advocates urge Jackson council to back water-affordability measures and statewide legislation
Summary
Visiting organizers and local residents told the council on Oct. 28 that rising water bills threaten households and urged the city to support a package of state bills and consider a local resolution. Council members expressed interest in reviewing proposed language and coordinating with staff.
Speakers from Detroit and local residents urged the Jackson City Council on Oct. 28 to take action on water affordability, saying rising utility costs and recent benefit interruptions are putting households at risk.
Sylvia Ordunio, a community organizer who said she attends local meetings across Michigan, told the council the problem is statewide and urged the city to support a package of state bills that would create a statewide…
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